State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,571
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

15,571

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

Good Condition

50.1%

7,807 bridges rated 7-9

0.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.7%

1,204 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.7pp vs national avg 7.0%

Nebraska vs national bridge condition

Nebraska - Good condition share 50.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Nebraska - Poor-condition share 25.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (90)

Adams 213 Antelope 162 Banner 36 Blaine 20 Boone 237 Box Butte 32 Boyd 64 Brown 57 Buffalo 462 Burt 170 Butler 211 Cass 280 Cedar 314 Chase 33 Cherry 58 Cheyenne 163 Clay 135 Colfax 252 Cuming 402 Custer 303 Dakota 73 Dawes 92 Dawson 302 Deuel 73 Dixon 149 Dodge 335 Douglas 563 Dundy 47 Fillmore 218 Franklin 105 Frontier 97 Furnas 170 Gage 396 Garden 29 Garfield 24 Gosper 63 Greeley 84 Hall 279 Hamilton 178 Harlan 95 Hayes 41 Hitchcock 78 Holt 241 Hooker 2 Howard 161 Jefferson 246 Johnson 173 Kearney 71 Keith 91 Keya Paha 23 Kimball 91 Knox 329 Lancaster 684 Lincoln 205 Logan 4 Loup 20 Madison 302 Merrick 173 Morrill 93 Nance 148 Nemaha 179 Nuckolls 255 Otoe 363 Pawnee 191 Perkins 13 Phelps 81 Pierce 177 Platte 434 Polk 94 Red Willow 81 Richardson 259 Rock 14 Saline 312 Sarpy 197 Saunders 508 Scotts Bluff 253 Seward 247 Sheridan 63 Sherman 118 Sioux 38 Stanton 223 Thayer 220 Thomas 19 Thurston 152 Valley 115 Washington 151 Wayne 251 Webster 191 Wheeler 13 York 207

Nebraska vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nebraska

Six lowest-condition bridges in Nebraska, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35

SCOTT STREET

Poor

Over: STREAM

BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CALAMUS RIVER

3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15

All Bridges in Nebraska

CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

JCT I80/N63 1S 5.4E, Cass, NE

Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 735

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LIME CREEK

1S 1W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7329

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

1.5N 3.5E OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 155

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

7.2S 1W OF CODY, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 45

I80

Fair

Over: LODGEPOLE CREEK TRIB

1W WEST SIDNEY INTERCHG, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,780

L17E SUNOL CNLK

Fair

Over: STREAM

0S SUNOL, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 3155

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N15/N91 5E 7.1S, Colfax, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7865

Fair

Over: STREAM

.7N 5W OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE

Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

8W .2N OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.2E 2N OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE

Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CUMING CREEK

4E 3N OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 1745

Fair

Over: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL

JCT N2/S-21A 7E 7.5N, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 105

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

4S 3.7E OCONTO #512A, Custer, NE

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 1875

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

EJCT US183/N92 4E 3.4S, Custer, NE

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 80

US183/N2

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1S ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 830

FAS 3564

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US20/N12 1.8W 1.5S, Dakota, NE

Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 45

N35

Fair

Over: STREAM

3NE HUBBARD, Dakota, NE

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,100

COUNTY ROAD 424

Fair

Over: FIELD DRAIN

2N 3E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1982 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY ROAD 430

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

4.5N 3W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 762

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

5.5N 2.5W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

N47

Fair

Over: EMERGENCY SPILLWAY

5S GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE

Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 690

FAS 3140

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US20/N116 3S .2W, Dixon, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 190

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: HAMPTON DITCH

RD. 9 BET. R & S, N. BR., Dodge, NE

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 75

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: RAWHIDE CREEK

RD. 18 BET. R & S, Dodge, NE

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: DITCH #8

RD. S BET 25 & 26, Dodge, NE

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55

F ST; COUNTY RD 49

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5S .2W OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 67

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

4W 1.3S SCHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 2380

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

WJCT US81/N74 10.2W 4S, Fillmore, NE

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 45

COLL 7446

Fair

Over: CENTER CREEK

28 & N 1/2, Franklin, NE

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 120

N23

Fair

Over: STREAM

5W EUSTIS, Frontier, NE

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 795

N89

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1W BEAVER CITY, Furnas, NE

Built 2000 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 665

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.7E 1N OF DEWITT, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: PIERCE CREEK

4.2E 2N OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE

Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 1982 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 3202

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

.2E OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 115

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SHAW CREEK

2.5W ADAMS, Gage, NE

Built 2001 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

N8

Fair

Over: ARKEKETA CREEK

5E BARNESTON, Gage, NE

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 325

COLL 7477

Fair

Over: MIDAN CANAL

1.9S BURWELL, Garfield, NE

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LATERAL E-65

1E OF SMITHFIELD, Gosper, NE

Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: W BR SPRING CREEK

4.5E 9S OF GREELEY, Greeley, NE

Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 85

1-R RD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.5N. OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30

WHITE CLOUD RD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.5N OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

WOOD RIVER RD

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2.6S .8W ALDA, Hall, NE

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

SCHPVIL RD/COL7549

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.7E 4.1S OF CAIRO, Hall, NE

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 165

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W 8.2S AURORA, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2S .3W HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

US136/N46

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

EJCT US136/N46 .1 W, Harlan, NE

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,020

855TH RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT US281/N95 1N 3.5E, Holt, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125

PAUL STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

1W ST PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 350

11TH AVE/COLL 7568

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S .7E FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

Showing 4,651-4,700 of 15,571 bridges

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